Total Crime Rate
631.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025John Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (BD1 3JS) in the last 12 months was 631.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% higher than the City average (387.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -43.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 313.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around John Street (BD1 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 217 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivegate (137 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millergate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | School Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Southgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Southgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Southgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Southgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Southgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Southgate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queensgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Queensgate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Millergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Millergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Millergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Millergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Millergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Upper Millergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Millergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper Millergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southgate | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Millergate | Local resolution |
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